Ice-cream dispenser



July 1, 1930. G. G. GARWS 1,769,218

ICE CREAM DISPENSER Filed May 21, 1928 Patented July 1, 1930 GUs G.efARvIs,l or nus MOINES', rowA` ICE-CREAM Application inea May 21`,

The object of `my invention isto provide an icecream dispenser ofsimple, durable and iny expensive construction. v

A further object of my invention is to 5 provide 'an ice cream dispenserespecially Vadapted. for dishing a piece of ice cream vof the same shapeas a piece of pie and placing the ice cream on top of the pie forserv-ing the wellvknown dish of pie a la mode. More particularly, it ismyfobject to provide a dispenserv of this characterhfrom which the icecream can" be discharged in liat substantially triangular or sectorshape, whereby kit will itthe configuration of a piece of pie and willlie flat thereon and Vnotv have. a tendency'to roll off, as when the icecream is applied to the pie with an ice cream dipper and will not haveto be liattened, yas with ,mashin'g-of the pie. v VStill a furtherAobject is to provide such a device in the form of ak sector shapecasing having adispeller bladevpivoted at the apex of the sector,.whereby the casing may be illed'with i'ce cream` andthe blade thenmovedfor dispelling the. icecream.

" Still 'a further ob'ect is to provide a modilied 'formin which anarc-shapedand latwall are connected with the movable dispeller blade,whereby thesetwo walls move therewith and to also provide in connectionwith this modilied form, a'stripper blade adapted to` scrape the icecreamfrom the movable flat Y and arc-shaped wallsfas the ice cream isbeing'dispelled from the dispenser,

' Still a furtherob'ectis to provide means ofi adjustment,whereby thesizes'of the sectorshaped piece of icecream may be varied, as forinstanc, when itis desirableto have it fit a lifth of a pie ora sixth ofa pie, the device inits largest limit of adjustment, preferably beingmade to servea` piece of icecream to yfit a fourth of a pie. Y Y n VViththeseand other obj ects in view my inveintion consists in theconstruction, arrange'- ment andk combination of ,the various parts ofmydevice, 'whereby the objects ,contemplated are attained, ashereinaftermore fully set "forth, pointed out in my claims, and illusdipper servedcream, vwith the ,consequentA "nrsrnivsna 192s.Y serial fno. 279,247;

tratedA in the` accompanying .drawings,gin whichzaf Fig. 1 is aperspective view of my device.

Fig. 2is lan enlarged sectional view on the line 2-2 of'Fig.1,illus`trating thesector- 55 vshaped casing filled with ice cream andrshowi .ing in dotted lines, the vpositionk of the ice `'cream relativeto the casing when it is ldischarged. f

e Fig.' 3 is an enlarged ',detail'sectional view 6o onthe line B-ofFigiQ.'` v

. Fig. 4;, is an enlarged-K detail sectional view ori-the line 4-4 ofFig. 2;'and

y Fig. 6 is an inverted perspectlveriof-a portion of a modified form inwhichthe lOot-A c5 tom cover platevhas been cutaway kand the wallsSconnectedto the bottom cover`plate,

4shown in sect-ion.

l On ,the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference character Ato indicate 7 0 i generally, a casing. rlghe casing .Amay .beyy c madein two halves having flanges 10l andl2 around their edges extendingtoward and abutting against each other. The ltwohalves sition'by rivets14; y v

' The casing A, when assembled, comprises a handle portion 16 and asector-shaped cas-V ing 18. The sector-shaped casingl consists ofVv atop and bottom yflat wall-andjan'arcse. shaped wall 2O anda straightwall 20, and one open side.' A pivot, pin 22 extends through the apex ofthe sectorshaped casingV g' ofthecasing A may be held in assembled po-T15` 18` and the arc-shaped wall 2O is formed on a y Y i radius fromthe. pin 22. i 1 ,A movabledispeller blade 24 isprovided at.` one endwithV acurved portion 26'extending around the pivot ,pin 22, :whereby`theblade 24 Visfpivotally mounted with respect to thecasing. A.'.Fla-nges l28 .extend from theldis# v. pellergblade 24E for thepurposeof reinforce'- inent, due to the resulting channel ..constructionof the blade. I v L A second pivot pin 29 extends through 'Sthe casing Aandan operating lever B is pivoted on ythe pin29. The leverv B comprisesa por-r tion :30, adapted to vbe engaged bythe fingers, 01"' theoperator and a ,portion 32. lformed slightlyfat. an angle'to .thepor.tion(r).` A link- Sllias :one endpivotally connectedto apin :1.66

` Y of openings 52.

376 extending through the flanges 28 of the blade 24 and has its otherend pivotally connected by a pin 38 to the arm 82 of the lever B. Apluralityoi openings 40 are providedv through the upper and lower wallsof the casing A and a stop pin 42 is adapted to be inserted selectivelyin either of the openings 40. The lower end of the pin 42 may beenlarged and split, asindicated in Fig.l 3, so that when insertedthrough a pair of the openings 40 it will not accidentally slipout, butthe enlarged end will expand topreve'nt such displacement.

For holding the lever B .against the ystopV A is inserted into aV canot' ice cream for iilll ing the sector-shaped casing with ice cream 46,as shown in-sectionin Fig. 2. The dispenser'may then be hel-d in properposition relative to a piece of pie, whereupon the'portion 30 oftheleverB may be engaged by the iinger or thumby of the loperator and movedin the direction of the arrow 48. Such movement causes the link 44 tomove the dispeller blade 24 to the dotted line position, whereby thesector-shaped piece ofice creamV assumes a position outside et thecasing'and may be Y placed on the piece ot pie.

In the modified form of my device as illustrated in Fig. 5, I have shownthe dispeller blade 24 as having a fiat wall 48 Yconnected to it. Thelatwall 48 is pivoted on the pin 22 and may be'secured to the dispellerblade 24 by ymeans of a screw V50,V whichV may be selectively positionedin screw-threaded openings 52in the wall 48. IIp desired, a slotconnection may be provided instead of the series The flat wall 48terminates in an arc- Yshaped wall 54 and both the wall 48 and the wall54 lit snugly against one of the fiat walls of the sector-shaped casing18 and the arcshaped wall 20 thereof.' A stripper blade 56 is providedwhich may also have one end `mounted on the pivot pin 22 and its otherend may extend upwardly, as indicated at V58 and be Vsecured to theupper flat wall of the casing A.

Remembering that the device shown in Fig.v 5 vis in inverted'position,it will be seen that when this form of construction is used,

the casing may be filled with ice cream and 'upon dispelling-the icecream, the fiat wall 48 and the arc-shaped wall 54 will travelwith theice cream and the flat wall will beposi- ,said open end of said casing.V

tioned above it. Asv the blade 24 isV moved,

the ice cream will be scraped Jfrom the iiat wall 58 and the curved wall54 so that when in its outwardly extended position, it will drop fromthese walls and onto the piece of pie. The adjustment consisting of thescrew 50 and the screw-threaded.openings 52fprovides for the dispellingof different sized pieces of ice cream. Y

`rFrom the description of my invention, it

will Vbe obviousthat I have provided an etlicient dispenser for thepurpose of dispensing sector-shaped pieces of ice cream onto pieces ofpie, whereby the ice cream lits the pie and lies flat thereon. I haveheretofore l experienced .great diiiiculties in making a practicaldevice for serving ice cream in the substantially triangularshape foritting the top of a piece of pie. Sucha device in order Y to bepractical vmust be easy to operate, simple and economical to make andmust easily l cut out the slab of ice creamp-in the proper shape, anddischarge itupon the pie. In res,- tanrants and cafs ice cream isusually kept inl bulk in pack-ers. It is very difficult to take a fiattriangular piecefrom a packer o1" cream.

The cream is sometimes hard .and sometimes soft. `A piece of ice creamsliced ofi may fall to pieces.VA VjVit-h my device, however,.a properlyshaped piececanbe conveniently taken out and dispensed. l Nhenthefdevice is forced yinto the body of the ice cream, the piece cut outis compressed'sothat itwill hold its shape when., ejected upon the; pie.All the other desirable features ymentioned are foundl in dispenser, asIliave determined by actual use of it in my business.

K Various changes. which have Vdifferent methods of moving thedispellerblade. 24 maybe ,made withait ldepar'tring from the real spirit.and purpose of vmy inventiomand it is my intention to cover4 by myclaims,fany

modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which maybereasonably included within their scope.A Q

I claim as my invention Y l. An ice cream dispenser` comprising asector-shapedcasingincluding an open end and a curved closed lend, ahandle for the casing, a dispeller blade adapted to normally form aclosure member and to operate'in conjunction with said curved closedwallto form a receptacle, said blade having one end pivoted to the apex ofsaid casingand means for swinging said blade about its pivotal axisfQ toa position substantially.coinciding with 2. In adispenser of thecharacterY disclosed, a casing comprising a pair Vof flat walls, ahandle for the casing, a pivot` pin supportediby said'walls, anarc-shaped wall ormedon a radius from said pin, a dispeller bladeVpivotally supported onsaid pin and having its free lend terminatingadjacent said arc-shaped wall, meansfor actuat- 4.-In a dispenser ofwalls, a handle for the casing, a pivot pm f supported by said walls, anarc-shaped wall formed on a radius Vfrom said pin, a dispeller;

blade pivotally supported on said pin and having its free endterminating adjacent saidarc-shaped wall, means for actuating saiddispeller blade, a flat movable wall secured to said dispeller blade andlying adjacentone of the flat walls of said casing, and a stripperdevice adapted to scrape said movable wall as it is moved from oneposition to another. f e

vthe character disclosed, a casing comprising a pair of flat walls, ahandle' for the casing, apivot pin supported by said walls, anarc-shaped wall formed on a radius from said pin, a dispeller bladepivotally supported on said pin and having its free end terminatingadjacent said arc-shaped wall, a'lever for causing pivotal movement ofsaid dispeller blade, and a flat diierentfpositions when moved to itsinner dispeller blade being adjustable., to assume" limit lotmovementwhereby to vary'v the size of the sector-shaped piece ofplasticmaterialdischarged from the dispenser.

' 7. In an ice cream dipper of the class described, a substantiallytriangular shaped rekv ceptacle open at one side, a handle extendinglaterally from the rear wall oi the receptacle adjacent the closed sidethereof, a blade,

pivoted at one end to the apex portion of the triangular shapedrreceptacle and arranged for swinging movement between the' top andbottomwalls thereof, said blade moving in'-V wardly toward theclosedside of the recep-,V tacle during they iilling of the dipper withice cream, and means, for engagement with.

the blade to move the sametoward the open side of the receptacle todischarge the cont tents therefrom.

Des Moines, lowa, May 14, 1928.

i GUS G. GARVIS.

, movable wall securedto said dispeller blade `and lying adjacent *oneAof the flat walls of said casing, said movable wall terminating in anarc-shaped wall adapted to lie adjacent the arc-shaped wall of saidcasing.

5. Iny a Vdispenser of the character dis-` closed, a casing comprisinga4 pairl of flat walls, a handle for the casing, a pivot pin supportedby said walls, an arc-shaped wall i formed on a radius from said pin, adispeller y blade pivotally supported'on said pin and Y with thedispeller blade.

having its free end terminating adjacent said arc-shaped wall, means forswinging' said dispeller blade on said pin, and va iat movable wallsecured tosaid dispeller blade and lying adjacent one of the flat wallsof said casing, said movable wall terminating in an arc-shaped walladapted to lie ladjacent the arc-shaped `wall of'lsaid casing, and astripper bladeadapted to scrape said movable iat and arc-shaped walls asthey are moved 6. ln a dispenser .of the character disclosed, a casingcomprising a pair'otiiatl walls, a handle for the casing, a pivot pinsupportedby saidvwalls, an arc-shaped wall formed on a radius from saidpin, a dispeller blade pivotally supported on saidfpin and having itsfree end terminating adjacent said arc-shaped wall,l means for impartingpivotal movement to said dispeller blade, and ka fiat movable wallsecured to said dispeller blade andv lying adjacent one of the 'iiatwalls of said casing, said movable' wall terminating in an arc-shapedwall adapted to Vlie adjacent the arc-'shaped wall of said casing, and astripper blade adapted to scrape said movable flat and arc-shaped wallsas V they are moved withthe dispeller blade, said

